{"product_id":"photography-after-photography-9780822362517","title":"Photography after Photography","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePresenting two decades of work by Abigail Solomon-Godeau, \u003ci\u003ePhotography after Photography\u003c\/i\u003eis an inquiry into the circuits of power that shape photographic practice, criticism, and historiography. As the boundaries that separate photography from other forms of artistic production are increasingly fluid, Solomon-Godeau, a pioneering feminist and politically engaged critic, argues that the relationships between photography, culture, gender, and power demand renewed attention. In her analyses of the photographic production of Cindy Sherman, Robert Mapplethorpe, Susan Meiselas, Francesca Woodman, and others, Solomon-Godeau refigures the disciplinary object of photography by considering these practices through an examination of the determinations of genre and gender as these shape the relations between photographers, their images, and their viewers. Among her subjects are the 2006 Abu Ghraib prison photographs and the Cold War-era exhibition \u003ci\u003eThe Family of Man\u003c\/i\u003e, insofar as thes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Solomon-Godeau shines when applying deconstructive feminist analysis to broader questions of representation in visual culture, and the market forces that collude to elevate an artist’s reputation to master status.\" -- Wendy Vogel * Camera Austria *\u003cbr\u003e\"With its refusal to separate photography from power and patronage, Abigail Solomon-Godeau's \u003ci\u003ePhotography After Photography \u003c\/i\u003earrives at an auspicious moment.. . . Bringing a wealth of information to bear on photographic meaning, Solomon-Godeau explores her topics in historical context. In doing so, she demonstrates that the way many photographs are understood today has little to do with the circumstance of their creation, or the manner in which they were originally distributed and viewed.\"  -- Dore Bowen * Art in America *\u003cbr\u003e\"While Solomon-Godeau’s overarching goal is to offer a feminist critique of the art world — particularly of critical discourse around art — in some of her essays she also discusses topics that fall outside this lens, such as the role of desire in photography and images of torture. In this sense, the anthology reflects the range of Solomon-Godeau’s practice and interest as an art critic and scholar.\" -- Ela Bittencourt * Hyperallergic *\u003cbr\u003e\"Solomon-Godeau’s essays are lucid and make for captivating reading. . . . It is fitting for Solomon-Godeau to present a collection that spans such a broad range of topics in a manner that is cohesive, challenging, and attentive to photography’s complex formal and cultural history.\" -- Will Carroll * ASAP\/Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations vii\u003cbr\u003e Preface. May the Bridges We Burn Light the Way \/ Sarah Parsons ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Inside\/Out (1995) 10\u003cbr\u003e 2. Written on the Body (1997) 27\u003cbr\u003e 3. \u003ci\u003eThe Family of Man\u003c\/i\u003e: Refurbishing Humanism for a Postmodern Age (2004) 43\u003cbr\u003e 4. Torture at Abu Ghraib: In and Out of the Media (2007) 61\u003cbr\u003e 5. Harry Callahan: Gender, Genre, and Street Photography (2007) 77\u003cbr\u003e 6. Caught Looking: Susan Meiselas's \u003ci\u003eCarnival Strippers\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) 94\u003cbr\u003e 7. Framing Landscape Photography (2010) 107\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Ghosts of Documentary (2012) 123\u003cbr\u003e 9. Inventing Vivian Maier: Categories, Careers, and Commerce (2013) 141\u003cbr\u003e 10. Robert Mapplethorpe: Whitewashed and Polished (2014) 156\u003cbr\u003e 11. Body Double (2014) 171\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Coming of Age: Cindy Sherman, Feminism, and Art History (2014) 189\u003cbr\u003e Notes 207\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 237\u003cbr\u003e Index 249\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138192212311,"sku":"9780822362517","price":98.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822362517.jpg?v=1751918381","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/photography-after-photography-9780822362517","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}